United States Steel Corporation announced December 8 that it has exercised its call option to acquire the remaining equity of Big River Steel for approximately $774 million from… Read More
Author: David Murray
Following the passage by the General Assembly of the United Nations of a unanimous resolution urging that member governments enact policies to allow sailors and seafarers to be … Read More
The probable cause of the contact of the William C with the Rock Island Railroad Bridge protection cell on January 1, 2020, was the pilot’s inability to correct… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District locked its last tow, two empty barges pushed by the mv. the Colonel, through Lock and Dam 2 at Hastings, Minn., to end the… Read More
Brian Bailey, director of safety and environmental stewardship for The American Waterways Operators, has been named a 2020 Rising Star of Safety by the National Safety Council. He was… Read More
MER Equipment, a company that was founded as a service to commercial fishers, has extended its mission. Its Bollard customized durable generators sets are now serving all types… Read More
A group representing environmental lawyers has filed notice of intent to sue the federal government, including the Corps of Engineers, over its decision not to dismantle locks and… Read More
An industrially zoned waterfront property in Lockport, Ill., 40 minutes from Chicago, is due to be auctioned November 20 by Williams & Williams Real Estate Auctions. The… Read More
The towing industry is busy developing its own standards for the drydock hull and internal structural inspection requirement of Subchapter M, while awaiting further Coast Guard guidance. That situation… Read More
Kathryn Clay, president of the International Liquid Terminals Association, which has many members that operate liquids terminals on the inland waterways, commended the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency October 7 for… Read More
